Ruben Hinojosa

Ruben Hinojosa (20 August 1940-) was a member of the US House of Representatives (D-TX 15) from 3 January 1997 to 3 January 2017, succeeding Kika de la Garza and preceding Vicente Gonzalez.

Biography
Ruben Hinojosa was born in Edcouch, Texas in 1940, and he was president and chief financial officer for H&H Foods, his family's food processing company. In 1987, Hinojosa was named "Minority Entrepreneur of the Year" by the Small Business Association. Hinojosa went on to serve in the US House of Representatives from 1997 to 2017, representing a rural border region of Texas. He retired in 2016.